Indian IT services company Infosys Ltd on Wednesday (September 25) announced a strategic collaboration with Swedish electric car brand Polestar to establish a new technology hub in Bengaluru.

The partnership aims to advance Polestar’s in-car infotainment, software and electrical/electronics (SW&EE) engineering, user experience, and cloud-powered digital services.

Infosys will support this collaboration by utilising in-tech, a recent acquisition in the research and development (R&D) sector, enhancing the development of Polestar’s next-generation automotive technologies.

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This hub aims to deliver electric vehicle (EV) software development and validation across many domains including infotainment, Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS), and telematics.

It also supports Polestar’s product management, customer engagement, and corporate solutions, and accelerates direct-to-consumer digital services through cloud-native development, testing, and data engineering.

Polestar will benefit from leveraging Infosys’ strategic assets like engineering labs, design studios, and Infosys Living Labs to enhance innovation.

Maria Lexe, Head of Digital at Polestar, said, “Polestar is excited to partner with Infosys to establish a tech hub in India. Infosys has a successful background with similar operations, and we are confident in their ability to lead this tech hub in order to generate IT efficiencies and empower innovation.”

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Jasmeet Singh, Executive Vice President and Global Head of Manufacturing, at Infosys, said, “Building on Infosys’ extensive experience in automotive engineering, digital transformation, and global delivery leadership, we aim to bring the infrastructure and innovation to co-create next-generation EV capabilities.”

Shares of Infosys Ltd ended at ₹1,900.50, up by ₹2.70, or 0.14% on the BSE.